Day Two : Seend Cleeve to Bradford-on-Avon

Tuesday 30th April

A lovely bright morning for a day where the plan was to go through 5 locks to a "winding hole" big enough for our 70' boat, return through the locks and cruise onto our overnight mooring in Bradford-on-Avon.







A sign suggesting our evening pub was only 200 yards - Wiltshire yards are even more elastic than their Cornish cousins...







Such hard work keeping these canal boats moving 



and the turn 



You may recall those hot cross buns...




And back through the locks 









Sharing a lock before mooring to enjoy a picnic lunch at Semington.



After lunch a gentle cruise back past the boatyard to Bradford and our evening mooring by the Tithe Barn.

Passing Hilperton we did catch sight of an unusual craft propulsion system - potentially very green 


And then our final lock of the day in Bradford-on-Avon


it leaks a little...

Our evening plans had involved a visit to an extremely nice Fish & chips establishment some of us have frequented previously adjacent to Bradford-on-Avon station - "Station Place".  
A severe let down as although all signs indicated the restaurant was open that evening on enquiring in the take-away why the door was locked a member of staff stated it was not open as they had no staff - I blame Brexit!

So plan "B" involved climbing the mountain up to the high point of the town to visit the delightful "Castle Inn" where fine beer was available plus excellent food mind at double the cost.   And when I say climb perhaps I should explain that 4 of us had a taxi up from the station. 

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